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Oconee and Pickens Counties Articles

Report on the Legislative to Local Education 2025 Meeting

Education meeting Freedom to Read Jan 2025

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in January 2025.

News

Freedom to Read Event Produces Large Turnout

Is registration by party coming to S.C. as session opens?

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in January 2025.

News

Medicaid Expansion Moves Forward

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in January 2025.

News

A number of studies have reported that both the health of South Carolinians and the state’s economy would improve if Medicaid were expanded to include 360,000 residents with very low incomes.

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in April 2024.

Research & Studies

Health Care in Anderson/Oconee/Pickens Counties and SC

Submitted by Janet Marsh Member, LWVOP Health Care Team

The Supreme Court: What's Next Monthly Program

Submitted by Oconee and Pickens Counties in October 2023.

Press Mention

Photo: Chip Stapleton (left) and Holley Ulbrich, Co-President of LWVOP (right)

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Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

League of Women Voters Unveils New “Unite and Rise” Artwork, Inspiring Civic Engagement Nationwide

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2026.

Public Statement

On the heels of the one-year anniversary of the League of Women Voters’ Unite and Rise 8.5 initiative, the League announced the rollout of a new centerpiece artwork—imagery designed to showcase the power and impact of everyday people uniting and standing for democracy.

Behind the Art: An Interview with Andrea Pippins

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2026.

Blog Post

This critical moment, when our nation faces a constitutional crisis and our democracy is at risk, is rife with inspiration for artistic advocacy. In honor of our Unite and Rise 8.5 initiative to defend democracy, we collaborated with Andrea Pippins, a female artist and author originally from PG County, Maryland, to create an image that would inspire us through this fight.

Submitted by Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Area in March 2026.

Blog Post

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS HHI-BA TEAMS

Voting Rights Groups Move to Intervene in DOJ Lawsuit to Protect Oklahoma Voters’ Private Data

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2026.

Public Statement

League of Women Voters of Oklahoma and partners move to intervene in DOJ lawsuit to block release of sensitive voter data and protect voter privacy.

REPORT: Women Voters by the Numbers (2024)

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2026.

Blog Post

With the 2024 election in the rearview and critical midterms approaching, we took a look at the power of women at the ballot box using data from the US Census.

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